Hotel Gloria Copacabana

... way.This is also going to be a problem when we leave to go to La Paz.So anyewway got in early and found a hotel that had been reccomended...hmmm...not aas good as I thought it might be.Abnywy have booked a nicer place for tomorrow night.We are doing a boat trip on lake titicaca tomorrow,so that should be good.then off to Lapaz Wed.Sorry this computer is VERY slow so this is gouing to be a short bl.og.<br>Happy birthday paul<br>Love Erin and Cetrece

... touristy (and beautiful) then Cuzco but it has its good sides and we found a nice little bar and some cheap food (including guinea pig). In Puno we took 2 half day trips to Sillustani and the floating islands of Uros, where we met the fench couple for the second time. And again they occupied a seat in the very front of the boat as well as in the very back of the boat. They left there stuff on ...

... peaks up to 4,600m and the valleys and foot hills down into the Tarija Valley at 2000m. The Inca trail was a trading route connecting the fertile valleys of Tarija to the Altiplano. It is still used today by the few communities that live in the reserve. I left the house and drove to the Village of Los Pinos where the trail begins. I left the car at 8am looking forward to a good days walking in the hills. The hike to the town of Calderilla is meant to take about ...

Le matin, je pars a l'office du tourisme en quete d'information. Je rencontre Magda, une veille dame francaise qui travaille dans une ecole ici depuis 8 ans. Elle me renseigne sur la parc nationnal, le chemin de l'inca et me donne l'adresse de L'Alliance francaise pour plus d'info. Nous visitons la ville, son marche et ses ...

... there is also a small zoo I talked about in my e-mail telling about Linda's birthday. The zoo is about half the size of Pollard Park in Blenheim or about the size of Tingley Beach in ABQ. The main 'commercial area' has a large 'open air' (roof only) market where you can buy all sorts of meats, fruits, vegetables, grains, breads, and basic toiletries. There are many things I cannot identify especially in the stalls that seem to sell medicinal herbs. There ...

We land in Tarija whihc is a sleepy, pretty town and its lovely and warm. So in need of relaxation, we spend a couple of days enjoying the cafe culture in the main plaza, we quickly try all the restuarants and then start a roration. Unfortunatlet Heidi is not very well and spends a couple of days in bed, not only that but getting bitten to pieces, whilst I three feet away in the bed next door am completely bite free! I´m obviously don´t taste that good, which I am very thankful for ...

... shut the whole town down for about a week and a half; the bus and planes were shut down, all businesses, etc. Besides, there were very loud explosives going off during the night, every night. Someone said it was TNT blasted off by the miners. Well, it could have been, it was that loud. I was caught in some teargas during a demonstation, but it wasn't bad; I quickly got out of there. But now, I have that on my excitment list! The San ...

... be fine with me as I enjoyed the city...not to mention I ran into the triathlon tour crew from Tupiza and had plenty of amigos to drink with to celebrate the resurrection. <br><br>On my way to their hostel to meet for a drink, I ran into a true spectacle - a huge parade. The first group was led by a number of men carrying a glass coffin on their shoulders with a statue of Christ lying inside. The men with the honor of carrying this display ...